hey, i wanted to know how non japanese people are able to find friends arround here, my only idea was tinder and i installed it yesterday, but we all know thats not for finding friends, i want some way to find people to hang out, do things outside and move arround
im in nerima tokyo right know
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I’m commenting since I’m curious too. Is Tinder the right place to find friends tho?
Find a job, join a club, learn the language, visit events/cafes/restaurants, etc., travel around, apps for finding friends which are not Tinder…, teach your mother tongue/something else…
Just what came into my mind without thinking.
I found that going to the same places and doing the things I wanted to do was best for me. That way I found like minded people.
I like skiing so I ski at the same place. I see the same people and started asking if I could ride the lift with them. I also play golf. People love to be matched with me because they don’t know what to expect (7 HDCP and from the back). I found a course that is cheap and asked what they do about single golfers. It turns out they have 2 or 3 groups first thing in the morning reserved for single golfers where they group together. Joined the single group many times and now I’m part of the 8AM starting crowd. I can also go to other courses and people know me right away (some I’ve never even met) because the golf world is so interconnected.
r/tokyoirl
What hobbies do you have? Do those, find groups that do the same
Join a sports club, do crafts, hang out at bars, whatever. Do that, talk to other people doing the same
There are so many good groups in meetup that are English/mixed. Board games, travel, snowboarding, air soft, etc. I’ve made some good friends through it, and are even meeting 6 of them to do a (second) scavenger hunt through the Yamanote line.
You just need to get yourself out there!